Publications & Conferences
Peer-reviewed articles
Study and optimization of the selectivity of an odorant binding protein-based bioelectronic nose.
Kazzy, M. E., Lalis, M., Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Mathey, R., Saint-Pierre, C., Buhot, A., Livache, T., Topin, J., Moitrier, L., Belloir, C., Briand, L., and Hou, Y. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 268:116879, Jan. 2025.
Photosensitive nanoprobes for rapid high purity isolation and size-specific enrichment of synthetic and extracellular vesicle subpopulations.
Weerakkody, J. S., Tseng, T., Topper, M., Thoduvayil, S., and Ramakrishnan, S. Advanced Functional Materials - JOURNAL COVER, 34(34):2400390, Aug. 2024.
CNS cell-derived exosome signatures as blood-based biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.
Park, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Schneider, R., Miao, S., and Pitt, D. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18:1426700, Jun. 2024.
Rapid quantification of first and second phase insulin secretion dynamics using an in vitro platform for improving insulin therapy.
Thoduvayil, S., Weerakkody, J. S., Sundaram, R. V. K., et al. Cell Calcium, 115:102766, Jul. 2023.
Native planar asymmetric suspended membrane for single-molecule investigations: Plasma membrane on a chip.
Sundaram, R. V. K., Bera, M., Coleman, J., Weerakkody, J. S., Krishnakumar, S. S., and Ramakrishnan, S. Small - JOURNAL COVER, Dec. 2022.
Suspended lipid bilayer: A versatile platform for nextgen drug discovery and biomedical applications.
Ramakrishnan, S., and Weerakkody, J. S. Accounts of Materials Research - JOURNAL COVER, Sep. 2022.
Surfactant-like peptide self-assembled into hybrid nanostructures for electronic nose applications.
Weerakkody, J. S., Kazzy, M. E., Jacquier, E., et al. ACS Nano, Feb. 2022.
An overview of artificial olfaction systems with a focus on surface plasmon resonance for the analysis of volatile organic compounds.
Kazzy, M. E., Weerakkody, J. S., Hurot, C., et al. Biosensors, 11(8):244, Aug. 2021.
Optical index prism sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance imaging in gas phase: Experiment versus theory.
Weerakkody, J. S., Brenet, S., Livache, T., Herrier, C., Hou, Y., and Buhot, A. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C - JOURNAL COVER, 124(6):3756–3767, Jan. 2020.
Improvement of sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance imaging for the gas-phase detection of volatile organic compounds.
Brenet, S., Weerakkody, J. S., Buhot, A., et al. Talanta - JOURNAL COVER, 212:120777, May 2020.
Development of an optoelectronic nose based on surface plasmon resonance imaging with peptide and hairpin DNA for sensing volatile organic compounds.
Gaggiotti, S., Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., et al. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 303:127188, Jan. 2020.
Book chapter
Biomimetic olfactory biosensors and bioelectronic noses.
Kazzy, M. E., Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Buhot, A., and Hou, Y. In Advances in Biosensors: Reviews, Book Series, Vol. 3, Chapter 1, pp. 15–63, 2020.
Conference presentations
A Small RNA Signature in Plasma-derived GLAST Exosomes as a Biomarker for MS Progression.
Weerakkody, J. S., Maio, S., Airas, L., and Pitt, D. Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum, Florida, United States, 2025.
A Small RNA Signature in Plasma-derived GLAST Exosomes as a Biomarker for MS Progression.
Weerakkody, J. S., Maio, S., Airas, L., and Pitt, D. European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2024.
Breaking ground: A new model for dual-phase insulin exocytosis.
Thoduvayil, S., Weerakkody, J. S., and Ramakrishnan, S. Biophysical Society 68th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, United States, 2024.
Integrated Suspended Lipid Membrane Platform: Harnessing Amperometric and single-molecule Capabilities for deep insights into fusion dynamics.
Weerakkody, J. S., Thoduvayil, S., and Ramakrishnan, S. Biophysical Society 68th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, United States, 2024.
Biomimetic Optoelectronic Nose for Odor Analysis.
Escobar, V., Kazzy, M. E., Weerakkody, J. S., et al. International Experts Summit on Material Science in Semiconductors and Optoelectronics, Nice, France, 2023.
(Invited Talk) Surface plasmon resonance imaging-based optoelectronic nose: Fundamental study on the effects of temperature and humidity.
Weerakkody, J. S., Hurot, C., Brenet, S., et al. Optical Sensing and Detection VI, SPIE Photonic Europe Digital Forum, 2020.
Opto-electronic nose - temperature and VOC concentration effects on the equilibrium response.
Weerakkody, J. S., Hurot, C., Brenet, S., et al. 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN), Fukuoka, Japan, 2019.
Biomimetic optoelectronic nose for analysis of volatile organic compounds.
Hou, Y., Brenet, S., Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Mathey, R., and Buhot, A. AnalytiX - Exploring Innovative Advances and Applications, Singapore, 2019.
Optoelectronic Nose with a High Chemical Resolution for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Gas Phase.
Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Kazzy, M. E., Scaramozzino, N., Buhot, A., and Hou, Y. International Conference on Sensors and Electronic Instrumentation (SEIA 2020), Porto, Portugal, 2020.
(Best Poster Award) Opto-electronic nose Normalizing temperature and VOC concentration effects on the odor response.
Weerakkody, J. S., Hurot, C., Brenet, S., Buhot, A., and Hou, Y. French American Workshop, Grenoble, France, 2019.
(Best Presentation Award) Surface plasmon resonance imaging based on peptide and HpDNA for sensing volatile organic compounds.
Gaggiotti, S., Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., et al. XX AISEM, Napoli, Italy, 2019.
Electronic noses: Novel sensing materials for better performances.
Hurot, C., Weerakkody, J. S., Brenet, S., Buhot, A., and Hou, Y. 4th Annuel Meeting of GDR 03, Nice, France, 2018.
